Where is productivity in all of this? Where, and why, is the Productivity Commission hiding? There has been a suggestion that the Commission is as one with the Socialist government.

"Can policy aim for sustainable real per capita incomes?"

Well, it could, Geoff. But Woke Albanese has ruled in, the second-highest rate of population growth, among all the wealthy nations, near on 2%. Which rather rules out, sustainable real per-capita incomes. Automatically, these will continue to stagnate or fall, just like the past decade.

According to the May federal budget, Australia’s population will grow by an unprecedented 2.18 million people over the next five years, equal to the population of Perth.

Good for business. Good for tax gathering. Good for lazy politicians. No so going for ordinary Australians because they must compete harder for housing and jobs with new immigrants, while infrastructure, services, and the natural environment are overburdened.

ttbn

You vote for them..it’s as much your own fault . Fess-up!

Dan

You don't know who I vote for. But I can tell you it is none of the parties responsible for the mess Australia is in.

Ttbn

Ok then…well, how does your favourite collection of criminals dodge the bullet of responsibility ?